Thank you for your response. Would this blade be hand forged? I take it that as a factory blade it would be a more common item. Could you recommend how to get it restored and would it be worth spending a few hundred to do so? It has more of a sentimental value to me. I take it that it was probably a fairly common sword issued by the military to a lower officer. I also have a NCO sword, metal handle, but it has quite a few nicks and I am assuming this one would be slightly more valuable.